Racindia

Diocese of Ahmedabad
Dioecesis Ahmedabadensis

Statistics

Country:
India

Metropolitan:
Gandhinagar

Rite:
Latin Rite

Area:
15,282 km²

Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:

9,750,454 (2004)
64,925 (0.7%)

Cathedral:
Mount Carmel Cathedral

Ordinaries

Bishop:
Thomas Ignatius MacWan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad (Latin: Ahmedabaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ahmedabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Gandhinagar in India.

History

• May 5, 1949: Established as Diocese of Ahmedabad from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay

Leadership

• Bishops of Ahmedabad (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan (November 11, 2002 – present)
  • Bishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (later Archbishop) (May 21, 1990 – November 11, 2002)
  • Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. (July 1, 1974 – May 21, 1990)
  • Bishop Edwin Pinto, S.J. (May 5, 1949 – 1973)

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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